SJSO: Deputy-involved shooting on State Road 207

Jacksonville, FL — QUICK NOTES:

  • The incident started as a police chase in Flagler County around 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
  • The suspect was allegedly wanted for several hit-and-runs crashed, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.
  • The suspect would not stop for Flagler County Deputies and entered St. Johns County.
  • St. Johns County deputies located the suspect.
  • The traffic was too heavy were deputies originally located the suspect to pull him over
  • Later, another deputy spotted the black truck and the suspect was allegedly driving erratically on the wrong side of the road several times to avoid police
  • Finally the suspect continued to S.R. 207 and continued driving the wrong way.
  • The suspect crashed into a deputy and then an abandoned school bus.
  • Deputies say they saw the suspect pull out a hand gun, and that's when a deputy fired his weapon at the suspect.
  • The suspect is dead.
  • No deputies were hurt.
  • Investigators has what is believed to be the suspect's hand gun in custody.
  • Three deputies were involved.